The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

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Jungle of the Canyon map.

Contrary to its name, the place had the appearance of a typical forest.

Moreover, with well-defined forest paths and a smooth terrain, it felt like a well-maintained park trail.

The problem was that there were giant monsters scattered throughout the area, making it impossible for Silver players with a maximum level of only 50 to pass through.

"Growl......!"

As soon as they entered the jungle area, a giant wolf with two heads lunged at Sung JiHan.

Despite being a massive wolf measuring 3 meters in height, it immediately attacked Sung JiHan upon seeing him.

It was the weakest among the jungle monsters, known as the 'Twin-headed Wolf'.

With a level of 65, it would normally require a party of three to cooperate in order to defeat it...

Mumyong Shingong (Nameless Divine Technique)

Samjae Muguk (Three Elements Martial Arts)

Taesan Apjeong (Mount Tai Press)

As the phoenix split the air vertically, the massive body of the charging wolf was split in half.

It was a different outcome from the fierce momentum that seemed capable of killing anyone.

Soon after...

Shuuuu...

Gray smoke spewed out from the corpse of the Twin-headed Wolf and was absorbed into Sung JiHan's body.

[Absorbing the energy of the Twin-headed Wolf.]

[All stats are enhanced by 5%.]

An enhancement blessing from the jungle monsters.

The degree of stat enhancement varied depending on the level of the jungle monster, but a minimum of 5% was guaranteed.

Therefore, if Sung JiHan could defeat jungle monsters quickly, he could stack buffs faster compared to killing 50 minions.

[You have cleared the achievement 'Jungler of the Silver League (1).']

[You gain 1,000 achievement points.]

"1,000... Not bad."

The reason the achievement had the modifier 'Silver League' was because it was originally a difficulty that Silver players couldn't handle alone.

"For now, let's quickly clear our jungle."

Mumyong Shingong (Nameless Divine Technique)

Bobup Bupbo (Walking Law)

Seomcheon Roi Bo (Flash Thunder Step)

Sung JiHan's body transformed into a streak of lightning and disappeared.

The jungle between the mid lane and top lane quickly began to be cleared.

- He's one-shotting everything.

- Haha, why doesn't he go into the jungle? He's copying the buffs, lol.

- Maybe he's hiding his true strength? Maybe he's a Diamond player who's smurfing?

- Yeah~ Humans are strong in themselves~

- Anyway, from now on, Sung JiHan will dominate the jungle alone?

- Monopoly, so sweet, lol.

Sung JiHan's jungle broadcast.

From the viewers' perspective, the screen was spinning so fast that it was dizzying.

Moving rapidly through the forest.

"Kiiii!"

When a monster suddenly jumped out, the phoenix moved once.

"Kwaaak!"

And then, no monster could withstand a single blow and surrendered their buffs to Sung JiHan.

After obtaining the buffs, Sung JiHan once again moved swiftly with the Seomcheon Roi Bo.

In just a few minutes, all five jungle monsters located in the northwest jungle area were wiped out.

There was still time until the monsters respawned.

"Now I have to start getting kills."

Before going to other jungle areas, it was necessary to secure a first kill as a precautionary measure.

While the enemy players were hiding near the tower in the top lane.

In the mid and bottom lanes, they were still maintaining the front line and fighting fiercely.

"There's no support as effective as a quick ambush."

That's what Sung JiHan thought when he tried to ambush the mid lane, which was closest to the jungle.

[First kill achieved.]

[Achievement points increased by 100.]

Suddenly, a message appeared stating that he had achieved the first kill.

"......?"

During the jungle route, he hadn't even seen the enemy players.

And suddenly, a kill?

"No way...."

Sung JiHan thought of the Ariel he had summoned.

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Top lane.

After Sung JiHan left, the female warrior who was left with the small Dark Elf was prepared.

"Summoned creatures of JiHan-nim won't be that strong. I have to do my role well."

Coincidentally, it seemed that the other team also thought the same way, as two players who were defending the top lane, along with angel minions, quietly entered the battlefield.

"Ah~ Damn... Why is Sung JiHan so famous?"

"Trash game. Seriously, there's no balance."

"Tsk... Let's just push while he's not here."

Since the top tower of the angel faction had already lost half of its durability, they had to somehow balance it while Sung JiHan was away.

Thinking that way, the two players launched an aggressive attack.

"Dael-nim! Be careful!!!"

"Inferior race. Are you telling me to be careful?"

"Oh? You can speak Korean. That's right. Be careful. Don't stay too far ahead and stay back."

"Sigh...."

Ariel sighed at the female warrior's concern.

That her own incarnation, a being of the highest seat, was worried about an inferior race...

It was a humiliating situation.

Ariel, instead of avoiding the approaching angel minion troops, walked towards them and reached out her hand.

"Rise. Shadows."

Then, the shadows of the angel minions began to twist and transform.

Finally, like the last time in the TOP 100, the shadow on the head transformed into a small sword and stabbed the back of the angel minion.

Thunk!

The shadow sword pierced the minion's back.

Yet, the angels continued to advance without paying any attention.

Of course.

"The sword... is too small?"

The size of the shadow sword was as small as a human finger.

"Heh, it's because there's not enough leftover power!"

"Maybe it's because it was used on ten of them? Let's deal with them one by one."

"...I understand."

How humiliating!

The female warrior's words were correct.

At a time when strength was needed, it was a time for choice and focus.

Ariel obediently followed the female warrior's opinion and started to subdue the enemies one by one.

Seeing this, the enemy players became more alert.

"That... seems quite strong."

"You saw it on the broadcast too. It wasn't a joke originally. Just in case, keep checking the shadows."

The line battle that proceeded like that was intense in the beginning.

In the beginning, that is.

And some time passed.

"Sir Dael... you've grown bigger?"

"The lower race that went to the jungle has become stronger."

As Sung JiHan caught jungle monsters and gained buffs, Ariel was also affected by it.

At the same time, there was one more Shadow Sword that suppressed the minions.

"Wow. That summoner... is getting stronger?"

"We need to take him down quickly."

"...Agreed. We won't be able to handle the lane if he gets stronger."

The enemy players felt a sense of urgency with Ariel's growth and decided to eliminate her first.

The two pretended to be busy with the minions.

"Fireball!"

The enemy mage suddenly threw a fire magic towards Ariel.

"Hmm...!"

Ariel hurriedly tried to dodge it.

"Charge!"

But before that, the enemy warrior used a charge skill and approached Ariel first.

Kwaaang!

Followed by a shield bash.

It was a combo that unfolded in an instant.

Due to the effect of the shield bash, Ariel was left in a state of immobilization, and the mage's fireball flew towards her.

Kwaaaang!

Ariel's form was torn apart and fell to the ground.

"Nice!"

It was easier than expected.

The warrior and mage breathed a sigh of relief as they looked at the fallen Dark Elf.

"I almost got pushed back endlessly because I was lost in thought."

It was fortunate that they were able to defeat her quickly.

However.

That was just their misconception.

Pook!

"...Huh?"

Suddenly, a black sword was deeply embedded in the warrior's chest.

While his armor passed by unharmed.

A sword that precisely pierced only the heart area.

"H-How...?"

Thud!

The warrior's body fell to the ground, turning into smoke and disappearing.

And.

From that spot, the shadow wriggled, and Ariel with an expressionless face appeared.

"If your heart is pierced, you really die. As expected... you are the lowest race."

This race.

Was it called human?

A creature with so many weaknesses, fragile and vulnerable.

"As expected, I made the wrong choice with the main body."

Just a while ago, when Sung JiHan perfectly controlled the Eclipse, I wondered if her choice was correct.

"No matter how talented you are, if your foundation is this pathetic..."

Starting from the lowest, even if you raise your rank, when will you reach the highest rank?

Ariel also thought that her main body made a mistake.

"But... what is this phenomenon?"

Ariel looked at her own body.

In fact, Ariel had suffered some damage from the enemy players' attacks.

Because of that, she thought her body would shrink, but strangely, there were no significant hits.

No, as time passed...

"Dael-nim... You're getting bigger?"

Instead, her body was actually getting bigger.

Moreover, she should have been teleported back after 7 minutes, but there was no sign of that happening at all.

Pook! Pook!

She could now handle more than three Shadow Swords.

"Wow. Seriously, what... How can the summons become so strong! This game is crazy...!"

Even the magician who was trying to escape could easily be sent back to their base.

"Uh... Tower, should we push it ourselves?"

Seeing even the enemy magician disappear, the warrior opened her mouth in disbelief.

It could be attributed to Sung JiHan's power.

But is it okay for the summons to be this strong?

"Then let's push."

"Yes."

The warrior nodded and quietly watched the minions charge from behind.

Seeing her like a spectator, Ariel raised her eyebrows.

"Aren't you going to attack at all?"

"If I attack that close, I'll die from the ranged damage."

Ziiing-!

When the warrior pointed to the beam of light emanating from the tower, Ariel narrowed her eyes.

"...Impressive. The lowest-ranked race."

However, Ariel also did not approach the tower.

Meanwhile...

["Cleared the achievement 'Jungler of the Silver League (2).'"]

["Obtained 2,000 achievement points."]

Sung JiHan had traveled all the way to the southwest of the demon camp, crossing the river near the center of the canyon map.

"If I clear all the jungle monsters up to the angel camp, a hidden achievement will definitely appear."

Clearing all the jungle monsters on the map was possible because it was the Silver League, which did not use a jungler.

Sung JiHan believed that there would be a hidden quest related to this.

And his prediction came true.

["Cleared the hidden quest 'First Jungle Conquest'."]

["Obtained 10,000 achievement points."]

By clearing all the jungle monsters up to the angel camp, he easily gained 10,000 achievement points.

"Great. Now I should start wrapping up the game."

There would be no more achievements to clear in the jungle.

Sung JiHan thought about going to the top lane, which he was originally assigned to, to clear the game, but he turned his gaze to another lane.

"Ariel seems to be doing well. I should push the mid lane."

Sung JiHan left the jungle and headed south along the river.

When he reached the middle of the river, he saw a steep valley to the left.

Underneath the valley, there was a purple water that seemed to be stagnant like a lake.

"In the higher leagues' canyon maps, a boss monster appeared there."

Was its name Viscount Naseed?

As Sung JiHan was momentarily looking at the water puddle, he turned his gaze back to the mid lane.

["The linked quest 'Trace of the Apostle (1)' has been opened."]

Suddenly, a quest popped up.